The former officers' quarters building at Camp Hancock now acts as a museum at the Camp Hancock State Historic Site. A sign on the front of the building advertises open hours. Two people work to paint the building at far left.

The steamboat Batchelor ties up at Fort Buford in 1878. Many people stand on the decks of the boat and on the shoreline. The Batchelor carries a large load of logs or planks on one of its decks. Boats of this size brought passengers and supplies...

By the time of Sanford’s service, the Army was providing more nutritious food for soldiers. His notes about meals indicate that vegetables (usually potatoes and onions) and fruits (plum duff and apples) were regularly served at post meals. At...

A view of Minot's business district. The first building on the left is the Leland Parker Hotel. There are storefronts on both sides of the street, however none of the names are visible. Many wagons are parked on both sides of the street. People...

General Philippe Regis de Trobriand came to Fort Stevenson in 1867. His troops built the post, barely completing the necessary buildings before the extremely harsh and early winter began. Trobriand’s diary offers us a look at a wintertime diet...

Includes a diary extract from James M. Thomson who fought at the battle of Whitestone Hill, a letter from Alfred Sully naming Fire Heart as a trusted ally, a letter from S.R. Curtis and Orrin Guernsey declaring Fire Heart the Chief of the Sioux...

This map gives the location of each the approximately 150 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in the eastern portion of North Dakota in 1986. The missiles were under the command of Grand Forks Air Force Base. Each missile silo was...

Office of McLean & MacniderWHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS INGROCERIES AND STEAMBOAT SUPPLIESBismarck, D. T. June 28, 1879Dear WifeWe arrived here all right but I was disappointed in not getting a letter I wrote to you from Jim River and told you...

A view of the First National Bank building in Mott, N.D. The sign on the door of the one-story, wooden building reads, "bank closed hours 9 A.M.-4 P.M." Next to the building is another wooden building with signs that read "Hettinger County Land...

A two storey wooden building which resembles a home. A tall chimney rises from the rear right corner of the building. A woman stands near the stairs in front of the building. Trees run alongside the sidewalk in the foreground.